HCC receives $100K grant for financial literacy program

The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) Investor Education Foundation and the American Library Association awarded a $100,000 grant to the Housatonic Community College Library, the Bridgeport school announced Feb. 25.

With the grant, which was awarded as part of FINRA and the American Library Association’s Smart investing@your library initiative, Housatonic will partner with the Bridgeport Public Library to educate young adults about their personal finances.

Topics covered include banking basics, introduction to credit, how to pay for college and maintain financial aid, introduction to investing and how to avoid financial fraud, among other items.

The workshops, which will accommodate up to 800 attendees, will be conducted by Housatonic staff as well as representatives from the Connecticut Department of Banking, Educational Credit Management Corp. and Foundation College Place.

Housatonic’s is the only community college library in the U.S. to receive a grant through the Smart investing@your library program.